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Professor Calls for State of Emergency in Nigeria’s Power Sector
A Professor of Energy and Power Engineering at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Osadolor Odia, has called…
Daystar Power and RMI Unveil Solar Business Model Targeting $6.5 Billion Investments for Nigerian Businesses
In a March 12 press release, Daystar Power and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) released a U.S.…
ECG Cuts Power to Ghana’s Parliament Over Debt
Ghana’s state-owned power distributor, ECG, briefly disconnected electricity to Ghana’s parliament building. This happened on Thursday…
Kenya Power to Ration Electricity Supply to 12 Counties
Kenya Power has announced that there will be power rationing in 12 counties based in Western,…
Nigeria Experiences Blackout as Power Grid Collapses
The national power grid, operated by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), collapsed again yesterday at about 11:51…
Eskom Withdraws Grid Access for Karpowership
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned power utility, has withdrawn transmission capacity (grid access) reservations…
Kenya Power Loses Transmission Power Line to Some Regions
Kenya Power announced yesterday that it had lost its transmission power line serving Western, Nyanza and…
South Africa Opens Bids for 5GW Renewable Power Generation
South Africa has launched bidding rounds for 5,000 megawatts (MW) of new power generation capacity from…
South Africa to Launch Bidding Process for Nuclear Power in 2024
South Africa will launch a bidding process for an additional 2,500 megawatts (MW) of nuclear power…